Proverbs 27:1-16 ▼

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.

2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?

5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

7 A satisfied person despises honey, But to a hungry person any bitter thing is sweet.

8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a person who wanders from his home.

9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

10 Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, So that I may reply to one who taunts me.

12 A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

13 Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger; And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him.

14 One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be considered a curse to him.

15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.